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Denise Fujiwara
Denise Fujiwara, a sansei, born and lives in Toronto is a choreographer, dancer, actor,
dance impresario and teacher with over 25 years of professional experience. She began her career in childhood as a gymnast and competed internationally on the Canadian Modern Gymnastics team. Upon completing an Bachelor of Fine Arts (honours) degree at York University, she, one of the founders of T.I.D.E. (Toronto Independent Dance Enterprise), created a diverse body of work shown across Canada for 10 years. She has created and tours five exquisite solo concerts at various dance festivals across Canada and the world and has now moved into ensemble choreography working with 9 dancers and 3 musicians. She also works in theatre, television and film. Walls, a documentary about life and work by filmmaker, Jeremy Podeswa, won the 1995 Gemini Award. She is Artistic Director of the vibrant CanAsian Dance Festival. In 2005, Denise hopes to premier two new works.
Denise Fujiwara dances “Wellspring in
The Water Court of Canada”.
(photo: Avril Patrick)
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